Quality Management In Mobile Game Localization

With the continuous development and growth of the mobile game market,more and more Chinese game companies seek to sell their original mobile games overseas.Therefore,the demand for mobile game localization is increasing as well.The game localization includes not only traditional text translation but also other processes such as appearance test and function test.But as a whole,the translation of the text is undoubtedly the most important stage affecting the quality of game localization projects.Only through translation quality management can the project manager control the project quality,and then win the trust of customers and establish a good image and reputation for the company.Based on the internship experience in GeeYoo Network Technology Co.,Ltd.,the author concludes the translation quality management strategies applied by related participants in GeeYoo in mobile game localization projects.These participants mainly include project managers,translators,proofreaders and so on.Besides,based on a thorough analysis of translation problems often occurred,the author puts forward some suggestions on quality management strategies for the project manager.Before translation,the project manager should identify and analyze the customer's potential needs,create a style guide,and bring in a translation assessment model;during translation,the project manager should attach greater importance to communication management,risk management and change management;after translation,the project manager should make customer satisfaction surveys,evaluate the work done by each translator,and pay more attention to linguistic assets management.By analyzing major translation problems the author has found during the internship,the paper aims to make some suggestions to the project manager and provide some clues for the quality management in mobile game localization.